Expressions Flashcards

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Creuser sa propre tombe, signer son arrêt de mort

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To drive a nail into one’s coffin

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2
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Une brebis galeuse

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A black sheep

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C’est l’histoire de l’œuf et de la poule

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It’s a chicken and egg situation

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4
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Mener une vie de chien

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To lead a dog´s life

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5
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Être muet comme une carpe

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To be as mute as a fish

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Boire comme un trou

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To drink like a fish

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7
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Avoir d’autre chats à fouetter

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To have other fish to fry

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8
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Faire d’une pierre deux coups

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To kill two birds with one stone

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9
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Être rusé comme un renard

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To be as cunning as a fox

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10
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Quand les poules auront des dents

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Pigs might fly

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Être doux comme un agneau

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To be as gentle as a lamb

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12
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Haut comme trois pommes

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Knee-high to a grasshopper

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13
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Avoir la main verte

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To have green fingers

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14
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Faire marcher quelqu’un

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To lead somebody up the garden path

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15
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Trembler comme une feuille

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To tremble like a leaf

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16
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Qui se ressemble s’assemble.

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Birds of a feather flock together

17
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Le monde appartient à ceux qui se lève tôt.

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The early bird catches the worm

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Ne vendez pas la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué.

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Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

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Il faut battre le fer tant qu’il est chaud.

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Strike while the iron is hot

20
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On a rien sans rien

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You don’t get something for nothing

21
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Jouer franc jeu

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To play a straight bat

22
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Avoir une longueur d’avance sur quelqu’un

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To be one jump ahead of somebody

23
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S’aventurer sur un terrain glissant

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To be skating on thin ice

24
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Que le meilleur gagne !

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May the best man win

25
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On ne peut pas gagner à tous les coups

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Win some, lose some.

26
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Un point faible

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A blind spot (for)

27
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Un rendez-vous avec un(e) inconnu(e)

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A blind date

28
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Un casse-pieds

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A pain in the neck

29
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Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir

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Prevention is better than cure